Typographical composing-machine.



D. S. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL COMP-USING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAILZO, 1912.

1,080,348., Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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A ORNEY D. S. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.20,1912.

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INVEN TOR BY I I l I f onirnp srarns PA:1ENT onrncn.

DAVID SHERWOoD KENNEDY, OF

BROOKLYIQ, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO MERGEN- THALER LINOTYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

rrrooimrmcat COMPOBING-HAOHINE.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Application filed March 20,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID Sniznwoon KE NEDY, a citizen of the United States, and a: resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Typographical Composingltlachines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to typographical composing machines, such as linotype machines of the general organization represented in Letters Patent of the United States, No. 1130,5 32, to O. lllergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazine or magazines in the order in which their characters are to appear in print and then assembled in line, the composed line transferred to the face of the mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter elevated and re turned through the distributing mechanism to the magazine or magazines from which they started. A

The present improvements relate more particularly to the font-distinguisher employed to prevent matrices of one font from being distributed into a magazine designed for matrices of a different font. Generally speaking, such a mechanism is shown and described in U. S. Letters Patent to F. J. \Vich, No. 688,218, December 3, 1901. Ordinarily the matrices of each style or size have specially located font indicating notches at the bottom, and the fontdistinguisher has a projecting finger located in advance of the distributor, to permit the pas sage of matrices correspondingly notched, and to arrest matrices provided with notches in zt-liilere11t position, all as well known in the art.

In the accompanying drawings, the invention is disclosed in preferred form, and by way of example, in connection with a style of machine employing a plurality of shifi'able magazines, such for instance as is illustrated in the application for Letters Patent of John R. Rogers, Serial No. 624,426, tiled May 1, 1911, and I have provided connections whereby the distinguisher is automatically adjusted to correspond to the selected magazine in operative position.

It sometimes happens that the size or style of a font of matrices in any particula'rf Patented Dec.2,'1913. 191a. serial No. 684,945.

magazine is changed, or that another magazine with different matrices is substituted therefor. The matrices of the font thus substituted are of course formed with differ ently located notches, and I have therefore also provided means to adapt the dist-inguisher to these new conditions without its actual manipulation.

Obviously many changes and variations may be made in the embodiment of the invention, and in its mode of application, without departing from its scope, and generally speaking, I desire it. to be understood that I do not limit myself to any specific form or embodiment except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a linotype machine of the character described, having my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the distributing devices and distributer box, partly broken away, and indicates the osition of the font distinguisher; Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section, taken substantially on the line 33 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4- is a side elevavation of the individual rotary adjusting plate, etc; Fig.- 5 is a transverse section, taken substantially on the line 5-5 in Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a detached view of matrices belonging to different fonts and illustrating the location of the distinguishing noltches.

Referring to Fig. 1, the magazines A, A, A are mounted in the shift frame A, and are also detachably arranged, substantially in the same manner as presented in the Rogers application previously referred to. The font-distinguisher B, provided with the projecting finger B (see also Figs. 2 and 3). is' located between the distributor box C and the distributing devices, which comprise the lifting finger C, the rail or bar D, screws 1), and inclined plates C The matrices X and X, are moved through the box C by the transfer device C and thereby presented to the elevating finger C mounted upon the reciprocating arm G which finger delivers the matrices tothe other distributint, devices, all in the customary manner. The font-distinguisher B and its finger B are adjustably mounted in the cross-piece C of the box C, innnediately in advance of the lifting finger C, and in such to prevent the delivery of the matrix to the finger, unless the notch therein corresponds arms constituting a. lever.

normally to hold the finger B in 1ts extreme outward position. To effect the automatic adjustment of 1 the distinguisher B and its finger B tocorrespond to ,the particular magazine in operat i v position, I preferably employ the arm El pivotally mounted at E in the main frame and provided with an extended arm E beyond the. pivot, the two The arm E is so shaped and located as to'be. in the path of the operating abutments G mounted upon thepiece E which is connected by the bracket A to the magazine shift frame A. As the magazines are moved so as to bring one or another of them'lnto operatlve position, the

: corresponding abutment G acts upon the v arm E so as to vary the position of the arm E, which is provided with the contact screw y B and the adjusting nut Bi. The screw B rests against the button B of the distinguisher B, which is therefore moved in one direction by the spring B and in the opposite direction by the screw, so as to bring the finger B into proper position to register with the notches of the particular matrices in action. 1

The parts so far described automatically efiect the adjustment of'the distinguisher to correspond to the magazine in operation- As previously pointed out, it also happens that from time to time the size or style of the matrices in a particular magazine is changed, or that another magazine with entirely different matrices is substituted therefor, and therefore provision is also made to compensate for such substitutions, or in other words, so that the font-distinguisher will be adjusted to correspond exactly to the notches of any given font. To this end I preferably make the operating abutments G adjustable, and in the specific form shown and described, they are polygonal plates eccentrically mounted on the piece F by means of screw-bolts G Registering holes G areformed about each pivotal bolt G to en gage and hold the pin G projecting from the plate Gr. In the form illustrated, the plate G is laterally movable with relation to the pivotal bolt G a spring G being employed to hold the plate in its normal operative position and to insure the engagement of its pin G in one of the holes G the spring also permitting the outward lateral move ment of the plate and its subsequent rotary "adjustment to a new position. The plate G I is preferably provided about its perimeter with numerals or-other characters to indicate the particular font to which the adjoining portion of the perimeter corresponds, and thereby enables it to be adjusted readily to any desired position. Obviously such individual adjusting means, to correspond to any particular substituted font," could be employed in connection withinterchangeable magazines irrespective of the specific form illustrated by way of example, wherein the magazines themselves are shifted bodily into and out of operative relation to the other parts. Also as previously pointed out, many other modifications and variatiei s will sug gest themselves to those skilled 'in the art and still be comprised within the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters .Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. In a typographical composing machine,

the combination of a plurality of shiftable magazines, a font-distinguisher, and-mechanism for automatically adjusting the fontdistinguisher to correspond with the maga. zine in operative position, the said adjust-' ing mechanism comprising means shiftahle at will to correspond to different styles of type or matrices in the selected magazine and thus to vary the extent of the adjust? ment.

2. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a pluralityof shiftable magazines, a font-distinguisher, a mechanism for automatically adjusting the fontdistinguisher to correspond with the mega zine in operative position, the said adjusting mechanism comprising an eccentrically mounted polygonal contact plate G rotatable at will to correspond to different styles of type or matrices in the selected magazine and thus to vary the extent of the adjustment.

3. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a plurality of shiftable magazines, the adjustable font-distinguisher, and connections actuated by the shifting of the magazine to adjust the font distinguisher, the said connections comprising the rotatable eccentrically-mounted polygonal plate G.

4. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a. magazine for the type or matrices, a font-distinguisher, and mechanism for automatically adjusting the fontdistinguisher, the said adjusting mechanism comprising also shiftable means that may be manipulated at will to adapt said mechanism to the particular style or font of the type or matrices contained in the magazine.

5. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a magazine for the type or matrices, a font-'distinguisher, and mechanism for automatically adjusting the f0ntd1st1nguishe1', the said {ld1l1St1Ilg mechanism comprising an eccentr1callymounted polygonal contact plate G rotatable at will to correspond to the particular style or font of the type or matrices contained in the magazine.

6. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a magazine, a font distinguishei' and mechanism for automatically adjusting the same to correspond to the magazine, the said mechanism including means to vary the extent of adjustment of the font distinguisher to correspond to different fonts. of type or matrices in said magazine.

presence of two attesting Witnesses.

DAVID SHERWOOD KENNEDY.

WVitnesses:

JOHN R. Rooms, ARTHUR P. PAINE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissionen oi! Patents.

Washington, D. O. 

